Update 18:37 | Posted at 6:35 pm
Kristianstad IK was expelled from the hockey Allsvenskan.
The request will go to Kalmar HC.
– It’s great fun, says Chairman Camilla Fredek.
Hockeyallsvenskan looks set to become a wealthier little country club in the fall. Today, the Licensing Board announced that Kristianstad IK was taken out of the chain because it could not meet the existing financial requirements.
Instead, it will go to HC Kalmar. The club was one goal away from getting ahead of themselves this spring, but pulled the shortest straw against Nybro in the goal difference race.
“very happy”
Kamila Fredek, chairwoman of Kalmar, was completely shy about the news.
– It’s great fun. Hockey Allsvenskan is the goal of Kalmar HC, so when we get this news we will be very happy, says Kalmar President Camilla Freedek.
– I have been in contact with Magnus Mårtensson (Director of Competition at the Hockey Federation) and understand that we will receive a formal request when this appeal period ends in two weeks.
Although the news arrived this way, do you feel joy because you are lucky?
– Yes. The road to Hockey Allsvenskan is narrow and we were so close…we were one goal away from taking over the place, so I obviously feel Kalmar HC has a job to do in Hockey Allsvenskan. For me it’s not like that at all…it feels great. When we were so close, it was proof that we deserved a place in the Hockey Allsvenskan, she said.
Prepare on the spot
Do you feel you are getting the time and resources you need to build a strong organization and team at this time?
– It is clear that other teams have better conditions, and I am fully aware of that. But our work didn’t start here today, it continues knowing that we are just around the corner in spring. We have two parallel plans and now we know which one to move forward with.
There is a two-week appeal period. Do you wait for an official notification or go to work immediately?
– We will prepare for Svenskan hockey. This is the message.
